Improvement in bakers  cabinets



ATE-Nr- W'ILLIAM L. ALLEN, OF BELLE PLAINE, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAKERSJ CABINETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 213,155, dated March11, 1879 application filed December 14, 1878.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, WILLIAML. ALLEN, of Belle Plaine, in the county ofSumner and State of Kansas, have invented anew and useful Improvement inBakers7 Cabinets, of which the following is a specification:

VThis invention relates specifically to an improvement designed for theuse of pastrycooks and others engaged in the pastry business the objectwhereof is to place all thematerials used in the work convenient to theworkman, and to furnish receptacles for the different articles, so thatthey are convenient to the hand without changing `the position.

It consists in a cabinet provided with iiourchests, placed in such aposition that the ilour passes down into sieves, and from them into apan or bowl, while the bran and other sift-ing is conveyed away anddeposited in receptacles provided for the purpose.

It also consists of a door for closing the compartment containing thesieves and receptacles, which serves when opened as a kneading-board.

Lastly, it consists of compartments with drawers for containing spices,lard, &c., and closets for receiving the pastry, and for other purposesappropriate to the general design of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specilication, Figure1 is a front elevation of my improvement, with a part in sectiont Fig. 2is a vertical section of the same on line :v a: of Fig. l; and Fig. 3 isa horizontal and vertical section on line y y, Iiig. l.

Similar letters of reference indica-te corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A A A represent the case of the cabinet,supported on legs a. In the top of this case are two flour-chests, B B',separated from the lower compartments by a partition, b. The cheststhemselves, however, have a curved metal iioor, c, in the lower andsmaller part whereof is a worm, cl, journaled in the ends of the chests,there being a separate worm for each. Immediately under the inner end ofeach worm a slot, cZ,is made through the metal bottom, and also throughthe partition b. The slots in the metal bottom are provided with lips e,which enter the funnel-head e' of the metal pipe e, placed against theinside of the back ofthe case, immediately under the middle oi'partition b, the edges of the funnel -head being connected closely7 withthe under side of the partition.

From the sides of pipe e", at the bottom thereleach are connected withsolid heads 7L, provided with hubs h', into which the right-an gularhorizontal pipes j' are entered, forming pivots' supporting the sieves,and on which they freely revolve.

In front and just below the sieves is journaled a crank-shaft, t', witha pulley, i', on each side of the crank. The hubs h on sieves likewiseact as pulleys, and the worm-shafts in the Hour-chests project intorecesses j, made in the end of the metal bottoms c, and on the ends areplaced pulleys j.

Belts 7a la are passed from pulleys t', connecting the latter withpulleys or hubs h on the end of sieves, and pulleys j on the ends ofwormshafts. Thus, by operating crank-shaft, the sieves and worms arecaused to rotate.

Thus, ilour or meal being placed in the chests B B', the curved bottompermits it all to gravitateinto the gutter wherein the worm is placed,the rotation of the worm carries it to the slot d', whence it falls downinto pipe e, thence through pipes f to both sieves, the rotation ofwhich sifts it, the ilour falling into the inclined spouts l, just belowthe sieves, which deliver it to any suitable receptacle, while the branis carried to the outer ends of the sieves, delivered through the openheads adjacent to the sides of the cabinet into vertical. pipes l",which convey it into drawers l l, one under the end of each sieve,adjacent to the back of the cabinet, and held in the casings m, one oneach side of the compartment C. In the same casings are drawers D D,forward of drawers l l. These are designed to contain lard, and

for this purpose are lined with sheet metal.

` The compartment C is closed by a door, E, hinged at the bottom, andfolding up against the front, where it is held by a spring-catch,

l. This door E serves as a kneading-board when let down, it being heldin a horizontal position by a bracket, a', the sustaining porp, forreceiving spices and other materials used` in pastry-making. All theseparts are thus directly in front of the workman standing at thekneading-board E, so that he can reach them when wanted without changinghis position.

Above compartment C, between the metal bottoms of the flour-chests andthe partitions b, are closets F, divided transversely by the partitionb', and closed at the front by doors G. These closets can be used tocontain the cakes and other pastry. u Below compartment C are closets H,tted with shelves and closed by doors. These closets may be used for anypurpose appropriate to the general object for which the cabinet isdesigned.

It will be readily understood from the foregoing description that thecabinet oers great facilities to bakers and others in the performanceoftheir work. All the articles used in baking are placed in convenientpositions, and are at the immediate disposition of the workman.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. As an improvement in bakers cabinets, theflour-chests B B', having curved metal bottoms c and worm-wheels d, andprovided with openings d', communicating with pipe e, having branches f,in combination with the rotary sieves g and compartment C, whereby theflour is conveyed from the chests B B to the sieves g, sifted andseparated from the bran, and delivered into the proper receptacles,while the bran is conveyed to pipes l', and thence to drawers Z,substantially as described.

2. As an improvement in bakers cabinets, a cabinet containingflour-chests B B', with worm-wheel for delivering the our to the sievesthrough communicating pipes, the compartment C, containing rotary sievesand receptacles for the bran, lard-drawers D, door E for closing, andthat serves as a kneadingboard, spaces o, with drawers p, closets Fabove the compartment C, and closets H below the same, substantially asdescribed.

h. WILLIAM LEWIS ALLEN.

mark. Witnesses:

J. W. WHANN, W. I. HAM.

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